SynthesisCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2014
Effect of prone positioning during mechanical ventilation on mortality among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
In one paragraph
Synthesis in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05124197 (Safety and Efficacy of a Strategy Extending Duration of Prone Position in COVID-19-related ARDS Patients. a Retrospective Monocentric Observational Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 114 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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114citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
15.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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The trial behind it
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Safety and Efficacy of a Strategy Extending Duration of Prone Position in COVID-19-related ARDS Patients. a Retrospective Monocentric Observational Study
Who cites it
114 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 300 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of Prone Positioning in Non-ARDS Patients With Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The clinical respiratory journal · 2026Pooled it
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- Guideline on positioning and early mobilisation in the critically ill by an expert panel.Intensive care medicine · 2024Guideline
- Comparison of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, prone position and supine mechanical ventilation for severely hypoxemic acute respiratory distress syndrome: a network meta-analysis.Intensive care medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of prone positioning on ARDS outcomes of trauma and surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Non-invasive oxygenation strategies for respiratory failure with COVID-19: A concise narrative review of literature in pre and mid-COVID-19 era.Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children.Intensive care medicine · 2020Guideline
- Guidelines on the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome.BMJ open respiratory research · 2019Guideline
- High-frequency oscillatory ventilation versus conventional ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- S2e guideline: positioning and early mobilisation in prophylaxis or therapy of pulmonary disorders : Revision 2015: S2e guideline of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI).Der Anaesthesist · 2015Guideline
- Prone position for acute respiratory failure in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- [Short version S2e guidelines: "Positioning therapy and early mobilization for prophylaxis or therapy of pulmonary function disorders"].Der Anaesthesist · 2015Guideline
- The efficacy and tolerance of prone positioning in non-intubation patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS: a meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
- The Potential Role of Lung-Protective Ventilation in Preventing Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Prone Spinal Surgery: A Preliminary Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Trial
- Prone Positioning in Neurocritical Care Patients with Invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Neurocritical care · 2026Article
- Assessment of mortality risk by respiratory rate-specific quartiles in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in Mexico.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Observational
- A DPEP1-Binding and mitochondria-targeted nanocomposite relieves acute respiratory distress syndrome by inhibiting Drp1-mediated mitochondria fission.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- The experiences of critical care nurses caring for patients undergoing awake prone positioning: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Evidence on Measures for the Prevention of Pressure Injuries in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Prone Positioning: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Global Impact of Sepsis: Epidemiology, Recognition, Management, and Health System Challenges.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Authors and funding
17 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.
Sachin SudInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Jan O FriedrichInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Neill K J AdhikariInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Paolo TacconeInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Jordi ManceboInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Federico PolliInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Roberto LatiniInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Antonio PesentiInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Martha A Q CurleyInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Rafael FernandezInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Ming-Cheng ChanInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Pascal BeuretInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Gregor VoggenreiterInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Maneesh SudInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Gianni TognoniInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Luciano GattinoniInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
Claude GuérinInstitute for Better Health and Division of Critical Care (S. Sud), Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ont.; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care (S. Sud, Friedrich, Adhikari), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Critical Care and Medicine, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Friedrich), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione (Taccone, Gattinoni, Polli), Fondazione IRCCS - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione (Polli, Gattinoni), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti (Gattinoni), Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Critical Care Medicine (Adhikari), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Cardiovascular Research (Latini), Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Perioperatoria e Terapie Intensive (Pesenti), Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale (Pesenti), Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Service de Réanimation Médicale et Assistance Respiratoire (Guérin), Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France; Servei de Medicina Intensiva (Mancebo), Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Curley), Philadelphia, Pa.; Intensive Care Unit (Fernandez), Hospital Sant Joan de Deu - Fundacio Althaia, CIBERES, Manresa, Spain; Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Fernandez), Barcelona, Spain; Section of Chest Medicine (Chan), Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Physiology (Chan), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Service de Réanimation (Be
St. Michael's Hospital · CAAlthaia · ESAzienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo · ITHospital de Sant Pau · ESMario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research · ITMing Chuan University · TWOspedale Maggiore · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · IT
Funding
PRONE POSITIONING IN PEDIATRIC ACUTE LUNG INJURYR01NR005336 · NINR · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI CURLEY, MARTHA AQ · 2001 to 2004
$2.0MCIHRNINR NIH HHS R01 NR005336NINR NIH HHS R01NR05336
Abstract
backgroundMechanical ventilation in the prone position is used to improve oxygenation and to mitigate the harmful effects of mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We sought to determine the effect of prone positioning on mortality among patients with ARDS receiving protective lung ventilation.
methodsWe searched electronic databases and conference proceedings to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published through August 2013. We included RCTs that compared prone and supine positioning during mechanical ventilation in patients with ARDS. We assessed risk of bias and obtained data on all-cause mortality (determined at hospital discharge or, if unavailable, after longest follow-up period). We used random-effects models for the pooled analyses.
resultsWe identified 11 RCTs (n=2341) that met our inclusion criteria. In the 6 trials (n=1016) that used a protective ventilation strategy with reduced tidal volumes, prone positioning significantly reduced mortality (risk ratio 0.74, 95% confidence interval 0.59-0.95; I2=29%) compared with supine positioning. The mortality benefit remained in several sensitivity analyses. The overall quality of evidence was high. The risk of bias was low in all of the trials except one, which was small. Statistical heterogeneity was low (I2<50%) for most of the clinical and physiologic outcomes.
interpretationOur analysis of high-quality evidence showed that use of the prone position during mechanical ventilation improved survival among patients with ARDS who received protective lung ventilation.
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Prone PositionGlobal HealthHumansPatient PositioningRespiration, ArtificialRespiratory Distress SyndromeSurvival Rate
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